Photograph album leaf



June 22, 1937. N. EDWARDS 2,084,579

PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM LEAF Fild Nov. 50, 1954 INVENTOK M1$0NDWARD Patented June 22, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in photographic album leaves, and has for its particular object the provision of an album wherein the leaves are so constructed 5 that the Kodak films may be easily and quickly filed and kept accessible and in good condition at all times.

A further object of this invention is the provision of leaves for photographic albums provided 10 with moisture proof pockets arranged in said leaves, whereby the films of the pictures pasted to said leaves may be conveniently filed and kept in an easy and accessible place.

Heretofore Kodak pictures having been pasted in an album the films therefor were either kept under a card index system or in drawers or in other places, and when it was desired to reuse said films for a reprint of the pictures they were seldom found and if found were in such condition that they could not be used, and to overcome this serious objection and to preserve the films for future use the present invention was conceived and consists mainly in providing the -leaves of the album with invisible pockets and entrance slots communicating with said pockets so that the films of the pictures contained on each album leaf could be quickly and conveniently filed away in the pocket of that particular leaf so that when the picture to be reprinted is found m it necessarily follows that the film would be intact with said leaf carrying said picture.

A further object of this invention is the prowision of album leaves with moisture proof bags, constituting pockets, secured to the leaves and each leaf provided with an entrance slot communicating with a pocket, whereby the films or negatives may be quickly filed away and kept in fiat, clean, and moisture proof condition, so that further use thereof is assured.

A further object of the invention is the provision of the leaves of the album each being provided with pockets, so that the number of films contained in each pocket of each leaf is limited to the number of pictures carried thereon, thus avoiding any bulging or crowding of the pockets due to the small number of films carried therein.

A still further object of this invention is the provision and arrangement of the pockets on the leaves, so as to permit flexibility of the leaves when in use and further save the expense of other filing systems and assuring that a picture and film thereof will be at all times permanently combined.

A further object of the invention is the forming of an album leaf by the provision of taking two sheets, securing them together by paste or other material suitable for the purpose, and arranging on the opposing faces of said sheets on opposite corners thereof, moisture proof bags constituting pockets, and providing an entrance to each pocket by forming a slot in the sheet coinciding with the entrance opening of the bag.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the accompanying drawing, and claimed.

In the drawing,

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved invention showing the album leaf as constructed in accordance with this invention, with one corner of one sheet folded back to illustrate the position of the film carrying pocket; and

Figure 2 is a perspective view of my improved invention, showing the top sheet curled back and provided at opposite corners on its inner face with moisture proof bags constituting film holding pockets and the entrance slots therefor.

Referring to the drawing, the numerals 2 and 3, respectively, indicate the sheets or elements forming an album leaf used in picture albums, and these sheets as shown are pasted together and when being completely united form a single unit or one leaf of an album.

The sheets 2 and 3 are provided with the usual binding holes I, whereby they may be securely fastened in an album in the usual Way.

As illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the sheet 2 has its one end 4 raised for the purpose of illustration and secured adjacent the raised end of said sheet 2 is a pair of relatively spaced pockets or envelopes, constituting pockets 5. These envelopes constituting pockets may be of any preferred form but preferably of moisture proof material and have their open ends coinciding with a slot 8 running parallel with the marginal edge of the sheet 2 and adjacent thereof, the opposite ends of said slot 8 terminating into holes or openings I, which reenforce and strengthen said slot and limit the likelihood of the breaking of the walls of said slots on the insertion of objects into the pockets or envelopes 5.

The flaps 6 of the pockets or envelopes extend beyond the openings or slots 8 and are pasted or otherwise secured to the inner face of the sheet 2.

It can be readily seen that by securing these envelopes constituting pockets to the inner face of the sheet 2, by paste, mucilage, or other suitable material, and then securing the sheet 2 to the sheet 3 by the same adhesive material, there is provided a single leaf equipped with invisible pockets for the reception of Kodak films or negatives of the pictures A pasted to the outside face of said sheet. It can be readily seen that the pictures A pasted to the sheet 2 are those pictures taken from the films carried in the pockets of the same sheet thereof, thus assuring of the safety and the keeping of the films intact for reuse at all times.

It can be readily understood that by virtue of the flap 6 of the envelopes or pockets 5 extending beyond the opening 8 and sealed to the inner face of the sheet 2, that a closure for said pocket against accidental displacement of the films is assured.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new is:

1. In a photograph album, the combination of two sheets, means for securing the two sheets together to form an album leaf, one of said sheets having slots formed therein, and open ended pockets secured to the inner face of said slotted sheet before the sheets are secured together and having their open ends coinciding respectively with said slots for the purpose of receiving and retaining photographs therein.

2. In a photograph album, the combination of two sheets, one sheet having slots in its opposite corners thereof, means for securing the two sheets together to form an album leaf, and. open ended pockets secured to the inner face of said slotted sheet prior to the sheets being secured together, their open ends coinciding respectively with said slots of the sheet to receive therein films and photographs.

NELSON EDWARDS. 

